Latest: Syrian man wanted for alleged bomb plot in Germany 'had links to IS'

Update (1.27pm): A Syrian man arrested on suspicion of planning a bomb attack in eastern Germany is believed to have contacts in the so-called 'Islamic State' (IS) group, according to police.

Latest: Syrian man wanted for alleged bomb plot in Germany 'had links to IS'

Update (1.27pm): A Syrian man arrested on suspicion of planning a bomb attack in eastern Germany is believed to have contacts in the so-called 'Islamic State' (IS) group, according to police.

Jaber Albakr, 22, had been on the radar of the country's domestic intelligence agency since last month, and there had been "hints" he may have been planning something, Saxony police chief Joerg Michaelis said.

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